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1 1 1IURY u or o EUGENE, ORE 97403 Lots of Morrow County Fair Winners Inside New Math Teacher Here Neil Poulsen of Beaverton ha accepted the position as math instructor at Heppner High School. He graduated from SOC in 1970 with a major in phvsici . He attended WSU in 197071 on a teaching assistantship He returned to SOC for 1971-72 where he got his teacher certificate and took more math. He is interested in photo graphy and music He says "I play a little piano and a little violin." Order your copies of the big 72 page G-T Centennial edition now. See order blank Inside. We mail to any U.S.A. address for 35c each. Buys Kilkenny Ranch Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kilkenny have sold their Butter Creek ranch of 730 acres to Ed and Clyde Johnson of Orange Cove. Ca. The buyers will raise hay and pasture and operate a feed lot. Transaction was handled by Art Kelley of Hermiston WANTED: Women Bowlers Thursday Morning Women's League Bowling needs bow lers Anyone interested in bowling for fun and relaxation from 9:30 until 11 every Thursday is asked to call Ruby M linkers at 676-9414 or Fiesta Bowl. Watermelon Winners Told The big watermelon eating contest, sponsored by the Morrow County Jaycees, was an event of Thursday evening at the Fairgrounds. Winners in this delicious contest were: 6 to 9 year olds: 1st, Clayton Galliher; 2nd, Rick Cole; 3rd, Tony Currin; 4th, Mike Currin. 10 to 13 year olds: 1st, Craig Robinson; 2nd, Dee Dee Rood; 3rd, Wes Kerns. 14 years 4 over: Tie between Tami Toll and Donna Palmer. Ed Struthers was chairman for the Jaycees and cordially thanks all who entered this contest and all who helped. Del Smith to Turkey George Del" Smith. Mor row County Planner, has been granted a six weeks leave of absent- bv 'he Morrow Countv Court and will depart September 1 for Ankara, Turkey. He was hired bv Oregon State Un iversity to work with a team of specialists who are un der contract to the State Department's Agency fr International Development program In that country. The team is primarily en gaged in a research pro gram to update tillage practices for cereal crop production In the Anatol ian Plateau region of Cen tral Turkey. RORY STILLMAN HOME Navy Airman 2C Rory Still man spent 15 days here with nis ioiks, Mr. and Mrs. George Stillman following boot camp at San Diego. He left by plane Aug. 23 to go to Memphis. He has five months of schooling in aviation structural engineer ing . If things go as he plans, he will be home for Christmas. He is enjoying the Navy. He got in on some wheat harvest at the Jack Sumner ranch while he was home. He also attended the Shrine Game. . IONE PASS LIFE SAVING TESTS Maureen McElligott, lone Pool manager, announced this week the names of those who had passed their Senior Life Saving tests at the lone Pool this year. In the two sessions were five McElligotts, Mary, Joan, Paul Mike, and Charlie: Mike Warren, Joel Peterson, Mark Rietmann and Kevin Gutier rez, the Junior Life Saver was Kim Gutierrez. 89th Year THE GAZETTE-TIM Heppncr, Oregon 97836 Thursday, August 31, 1972 Parade and l'ltl)K& KODKO TKIFXIMOSCOUK U.K. TO UK III N TONIC. HT S:3 I'M. Till KM) Y IIEI'PNKH TV. INC. CIIANNKI.S Through the Courtesv of Col umbia Television Inc.. Kenne wick, and Heppner. T V. Inc. video tapes made at the Parade & Rodeo will be run tonight. Thursday. Heppner TV's cable channel 5 starting at 5:30 pm and Graves Scholarship Winners Told CRAIG INKERS Announcement is made of the selection of Craig Mun kers. Lexington and Shauna Bergstrom. lone, as recipients of the John Graves Memorial Scholarships. The Graves scholarship is awarded annually to a grad uating Morrow County boy and girl who have been active in 4-H the three years pi ior to their graduation, and who have not received other 4-H scholarship awards. The scholarship, established in the memory of John W. Graves, in the amount of $200 per student may be used at any college, or educational effort beyond high school level . Craig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Munkers. Lexington, has been a 4-H horse club member, serving as president of his club, attended State Fair, 4-H Summer School and was a very active member in the 4-H Empire Builders throughout his years in high Sen. Hatfield will Visit Heppner! c -.. Kf '.rl, LT'iffiulH u-ill rpn rill flprnm nun v thf Sen- Senator Mark Hatfield will be here Saturday, Sept .9 from 9:30 to 11 :00 a.m. at the Wagon Wheel. Mrs. Hatfield, a well known author, and the child First Services Sunday Rev. D. W. Blackaller. new minister at the Hepp ner Episcopal Church, will deliver his first services there Sundav. Sept. 3, with regular order. church hours Lots more Fair results coming next week. li wii T Tl Rodeo Television Coverage Tonight continue until all available tapes of the show are run Columbia Television. Inc. operates the Cable Systems in kcnncwit'k. Oniak. Oroville & Toniasket Wa , I'cndlclon , Hermiston and Pilot Rock. They tillered to send their equipment and personnel to tape the show free of charge for Heppner T V. R Une Pratt of Columbia did the camera work ami Heppner T V.'s Tom Springer operated the Video Tape SHAl'NA BERGSTROM school. During his senior year he served as a teacher aide for the first grade class. Craig has chosen Blue Mountain Com munity College lor his first year of college, with plans to major in elementary educa tion. Shauna, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Bergstrom, lone, will enter Oregon State Uni versity this fall in the School of Home Economics. Shauna, a ten-year 4-H member, has been active in clothing, foods and Empire Builders 4-H clubs. She participated in many events in the 10 year period and was especially successful in her clothing pro jects. Past recipients of the John Graves Memorial Scholar ships have been Barbara i Bloodsworth ) Anderson, Pat rick McElligott. Maureen Mc Elligott, Steve Pettyj o h n , Patti Healy. Larry Pettyjohn, Kristine Peterson. Patty Proc tor, and Peter McElligott. ren will accompany the Sen alor. Everyone is invited to come and meet them. Refreshments will be served. BRUCE BERGSTROM was home on five days leave this past week from duty at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. ! J? mm" Machine I hey retried some of the taies ol Saturday's Rodeo were not too good liecauseof a dust problem but thought the Parade and Sun day's show were in good Sl!H The picture will Ik black and white only. Those with color sets might have to make a slight adjustment with the (me tuner to get the best picture and sound quality. Due to the running of this show the regular programm ing on Channel 5 will not be available Thursday evening. Horseshoe Winners The Horsehoe Pitch ing Contest was sponsored by the Morrow County Jaycees with Bill Lande chairman assisted by Marvin Gerking and Kd Siruthers. Winners were: Doubles-Ist. Dave Cooper & Roger Schoonhover ; 2nd, Mattlon Hicks and Burke Gentry. Singles--lst Ed Struthers; 2nd. Roger Schoonhover. The committee thanks everyone for entering the contest and for all help . received. Free Color Portrait Offer For Gazette-Times Subscribers The Gazette-Times thinks a lot of its subscribers.. ..so much so we are going to give you a FREE 8 X 10 color portrait. That's right, we are going to give all subscribers who renew their subscriptions and all new subscribers a free 8 X 10 color portrait of their family or children. Having a line family portrait made is something that almost always is talked about, but seldom do families ever get around to it. (Or, if they do, they shudder at the cost ) . . But we have contacted a nationally-known professional studio which will provide you with a high-quality 8 X 10 Heirloom Tapestry finish color portrait. ...and it won't cost you one cent! Just think, all you have to do is buy a new subscription or renew your present subscription for one year (remember, even if your present subscription still has time to run. we'll simply add this renewal to it) and you will be entitled to this lovely, large portrait. If a family portrait isn't possible, then plan on bringing one or all the children. (Think how happy grandparents would be to receive a photo of all the children). Don't forget -- Christmas is only a very few months away and you'll have time to order and receive additional prints for Christmas giving. Of course, we can't continue this offer for too long. All new and renewal subscriptions must be in our office by the middle of October. Appointments will be made at your convenience. Earliest appointments will be made on a first-come, first-serve basis so please send in the coupons now. The photos will be taken in the office of the Gazette-Times in Heppner and the photographer will take a minumum of six poses (more for family groups) so you'll have a variety of poses to select from. Check the ad in this week's Gazette-Times for the complete details and the portrait subscription blank. Fill it out and mail it to the Gazette-Times, Box 337, Heppner, Ore. 97836. That's all you have to do, we'll take care of the rest. Remember, the offer will end before you realize it, so don't delay, do it today. HEPPNER GATE RECEIPTS LP llarley Sager gave the gale receipts for the Rodeo at Monday's Chamber meeting. Saturday with practically a full house and fences was $2204. Saturday night was $749 85. Sundav was $HKH Total was $4486 H.V llarley said he thought this was $700 $Hoo. over last year. 4 H'er HIGH, STATE HORSE SHOW Over 2NO voting 4-H horsemen and women put iheir mounts through their paces In the Intermediate liliase of the Slate 411 Horse Show at the Oregon State Kairuiounds in Salem. Don Stanuel Morrow County 1 II Extension A cent said il w as the lamest inter mediate show ever held at the stale level. Winning blue 'ribbons in horsemanship and show manshiii were Mary llealv of Heppner and Denise Henkle of lioardman. Plac ing hiizh in the red group was Dawn Peterson of lone. Congratulation go to these competitors from Morrow eounv. Keep up the good work! .ml 15 CENTS ES o mm Number 28 MERCHANTS MUST 1 usually held monthly on the first Friday 1 ,i ; j w ill be held Instead fjD 1 next week, Sept. 8. 1 J S Many 4H &:$N FFA Awards Thuisdav night lust be- SLiiJJL S I Ion- the annual livestock auction, maps awards we in. Hie to the winners II and KKA eompetition. Hal Vhitaker. KKA In structor here, said both Boaidman and Heppner had very tine farm shop ex hibits. KKA S h o w m a n x h i p. Champion beef showman Bill Acock of Boaidman won a trophv from Noiden Slefanides of Hermiston. Champion sheep show man was David Richards of Irriuon who won a tro phy from Norden Stefan ides. Hermiston. Champion swine showman was Ted Bellamy of Hepp ner who won a trophy from the Hoofs and Horns 4-H club. Continued Page 8 Heppner FFA boy 2nd at State Kick Drake of the Hepp ner KKA won second hit;h individual in swine Judging at the Slate Kair Tuesday. He had a 99 out of 100 points. The Livestock Judging learn Judged two classes of beef, two classes of sheep and two classes of swine. The team members and their scores: Rick Drake 'SXS. .ludv Bennett 221. Kel wavne Hagoevvood 219, Kristi Hmruevvood 1!S. Hay Whilaker 171. This was the first time anv of the team had been to the State Kair. The learn was accom panied bv their advisor Hal Whitaker and Mrs. Whilaker. This is the first year in at least 7 years since the Heppner KFA went to the State Fair. POOL TO CLOSE With summer neurlng completion nd .s c h o o I ready to ho!in, the last day of svvimmini: for the 1972 summer nt the Heppner Municipal Pool will be Aug 31. (today i. with regular swlmmlim hours in order, it was announced thi weeek. A throe-week session of Junior and Senior Lifesav inir lessons, the final k'roup to he tiiuubt this year, end ed last week. Receiving cards of advancement in the Junior division were Don McKwen. Joan Ploy har. Martv Smith. Lori and Steve Malcom and David Allstott. Tom Wolff, Bar ara Sherman nd Bobette Jones received cards in the Senior Lifesavinj' division. The ailult swimming les sons tha had been planned had to be cancelled be cause registration for the class was too small. ' ' r " v. A nd along came that wonderful Centennial Band. You," of course, will recognize folks from all over . Morrow County who pitched in to give the Grand Parade this highly important ingredient, sprirrhtly nvisie. Sole Tops 1971 A Great Auction Sale Krynn Robinson and her 4-H Grand Champion steer which she sold at the auction to Morrow County Grain Growers for the high bid ol $1.15 a pound. The annual Morrow Countv Fair & Rodeo 4-H & FFA Stock Sale last Thursday was descr ibed as one of the greatest ever held. The sale grossed $24,3(): a gain over 1971 of almost five per cent. Morrow County Grain Growers paid $1.15 a pound for Kyrnn Robinson's 4-H Grand Champion beef weighing 979 pounds. Central Market bought the other champions: Kirk Robin son sold his FFA Grand Champion for 9()c a pound, weighing 998 pounds. Kyle Robinson sold them the 4-H Reserve Champion for 47c a pound. It weighed 965 pounds. Central Market also bought Judy Bennetts FFA Reserve Champion at 53c a pound. It weighed 1124 pounds. Julie Grieb sold her 960 pound animal for a pound to Russell's Shell Serv ice. Chris Rauch. 1061, at 41c to Morrow County Grain Growers. David Daly, 1070, at 41 'lc to Dodee Citv Inn and Restaurant. Ken Grieb, 960, 41 4c to Morrow County Grain Growers. Tana Rauch, 979, at 40c to Jack Sumner. Scott Acock, 898, at 4lc fd Hill Meat Co. MarieVan Schoiack, 883, at 41 'aC to Gardner's Men's Wear. Joel Peterson, 1032, at 41c to Paul Pettyjohn. Janice Healy, 1066, at 41 '2c To Central Market. Rick Peterson, 965, at 41 '-.c to Pendleton PCA. Kimeelu Haguewood, 888, at 41 '2c to Gene Pierce and Harold Erwin. Bill Van Scho iack, 840, at 40c to Heppner Inland Chemical. Sandy Ben nett, 989, at 41c to Bank of Eastern Oregon. Patricia Van Schoiack, 984, at 40c to Roger Palmer. Bill Acock, 1114, at 41 '2c to W.E. Nelson-Contractor. Suzanne Cutsforth, 1013, at 41e to Herman Winter and Dennis Doherty. Joan Healy, 960, at 41'ac to Helen O'Don nel). Susan Healy, 941, at 41'aC to Stone Machinery. Tim Daly, 1104, at 40c to Federal Land Bank. Paul Peterson, 1032, at 41c to Morrow County Grain Growers. Patty Daly, 984, at 41 1 ac to Bank of Eastern Oregon. John Sumner, 907, at 41 'c to Cornett Green. Cindy Doherty, 850, at 41 '2c to Court Street Mkt. Tom Cutsforth, 998, at 41'2c to Columbia tfl Basin Electric. Kathleen Van Schoiack. 1003, at 4P2c to Campbell Livestock. Michelle Cutsforth, 1085, at 41 'jc to Jack McFadden. Boeing Co. Dan Van Schoiack, 1008, at 40c to I.O.O.F. Jeff Cutsforth, 1190. at 41c to Morrow County Grain Growers. Rick Partlow, 9-26. at 39' -c to Umatilla Electric. Sally Sumner, 896, at 39' 2c to Jerry Dougherty. Kevin Haguewood, 826at 39' jC to Gardner's Men's wear. Dawn Peterson, 912, at 39' 2c to McKinney Bros, and Alice Vance. Maureen Healy, 816 at 39' -c to Boeing. Glen Griffith, 926, at 39c to W.E. Hughes & Sons. Mary Lynn Healy,893, at 39' aC to McElligott Bros. & Sons. Mary McElligott, 826, at 39' aC to Pendleton PCA. Wade Aylett, 830, at 39c to Pendleton Grain Growers. Wavne Huwe, 850, at 39' 2c to W.E. Nelson-General Contrac tor. Curtis Cutsforth, 864. at 39' aC to O.W. Cutsforth. Kel wavne Haguewood, 826, at 39' 2 c to Green & Green CPA. Charlie Sumner, 859, at 39'ac to Ranch Aero. Joe Key, 878, at WzC to Don Key. Continued on Page 8 GRAIN PRICES (FOB Lexington does not include warehouse chgs) White wheat 1.89'ii bu. Red wheat 1.87' 2 Barley 54.50 bu. ton Lifetime Heppner Resident Passes, A lifetime resident of the Heppner area, Vera Lorena Bothwell, passed away Aug. 26 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. She was 71. Mrs. Bothwell was born Oct.20, 1900 in Heppner, the daughter of William George Cowins and Una Charlotte Shipley, pioneer Morrow Cou nty residents. She was mar ried to Bruce Bothwell, March 6, 1921, in Heppner, and was a member of Hope Lutheran Church, Heppner. Funeral services were Aug. 29 at the Hope Lutheran Church, with Rev. Mark Johnson officiating. Sacred selections "Beyond the Sun set," and "In the Garden," were sung by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Marquardt, Lexington, accompanied by Lucia Cuts forth at the organ. Casket bearers were Elmer Holtz, Louis Carlson, Don Evans, Irvin Rauch, Len Ray Schwarz, and Gene Majeske. Honorary bearers were Jack Little, Bud Peck, Orval Math eny, Jim Farley, Howard Bryant and Charles Walker. Concluding services and vault interment followed in the Heppner Masonic Cem etery. Besides her husband, Bruce, Heppner, she is survived by two daughters, Wilma Mar latt, Heppner, and Joanne Kain, Pendleton, a son, Bruce Bothwell, Heppner, a brother, Jim Cowins, Heppner; sister, Lydia Lieuallen, Salem; 16 grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. One daughter, Lorraine Hams, preceded her in death in 1971. Contributions may be made to the Heart Fund. Sweeney Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. Judge Jones to Speak Formal dedication of Or egon's new Local Govern ment Center, first of its kind in the nation, will be held in Salem next Thurs day. Judge Paul Jones, presi dent of the Association of Oregon Counties will be amnni.' the speakers at the dedication. The $250,000 building in Salem provides offices for the Association of Oregon Counties, the League of Oregon Cities and the Ore eon School Boards Assn. G-T WANT ADS PAY i